Reply culture vocabulary
Textbook확인했습니다hwa-gin-haet-seum-ni-daI have confirmed/seen it
Texting your boss? 확인했습니다 (formal confirmation). Texting a friend? ㅇㅋ is all you need.
Reply speed meanings
1초 답장Instant reply — interested or very close
5~30분5-30 min — normal pace
몇 시간Hours — busy or low priority
읽씹 → 다음날 답장Read + reply next day — they're mad or you're not priority
Reply timing IS communication in Korea. How fast you reply signals how much you care.
In Korea, 읽씹 (leaving someone on read) is considered genuinely rude between close friends. If you do it, expect a '야 왜 씹어' (hey why are you ignoring me) follow-up.
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